Europe’s most famous technology law, the GDPR, is next on the hit list as the European Union pushes ahead with its regulatory killing spree to slash laws it reckons are weighing down its businesses.

The European Commission plans to present a proposal to cut back the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR for short, in the next couple of weeks. Slashing regulation is a key focus for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as part of an attempt to make businesses in Europe more competitive with rivals in the United States, China and elsewhere.

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    22 hours ago

    There is one thing that would make the GDPR easier: one single Data Protection Authority at Union level, with direct sanctioning powers.

    No more asking Ireland first only to get Norway and Germany telling you the opposite.